From owner-freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Oct 11 19:54:56 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-security@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-security@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6068816A403 for ; Wed, 11 Oct 2006 19:54:56 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from quetzal@zone3000.net) Received: from mx1.sitevalley.com (sitevalley.com [209.67.60.43]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id ACE6043F43 for ; Wed, 11 Oct 2006 19:50:47 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from quetzal@zone3000.net) Received: from unknown (HELO localhost) (217.144.69.37) by 209.67.61.254 with SMTP; 11 Oct 2006 19:50:46 -0000 Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2006 22:50:18 +0300 From: Nikolay Pavlov To: Dirk Meyer Message-ID: <20061011195018.GA15554@zone3000.net> Mail-Followup-To: Nikolay Pavlov , Dirk Meyer , freebsd-security@freebsd.org References: <451F6E8E.8020301@freebsd.org> <451F6E8E.8020301@freebsd.org> <20061011102106.GY1594@obiwan.tataz.chchile.org> <+2VE7LPdEU@dmeyer.dinoex.sub.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <+2VE7LPdEU@dmeyer.dinoex.sub.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 6.1-RELEASE-p10 Cc: freebsd-security@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [fbsd] HEADS UP: FreeBSD 5.3, 5.4, 6.0 EoLs coming soon X-BeenThere: freebsd-security@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Security issues \[members-only posting\]" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2006 19:54:56 -0000 On Wednesday, 11 October 2006 at 18:08:02 +0200, Dirk Meyer wrote: > Jeremie Le Hen schrieb:, > > > Though I admit RELENG_4 is getting dusty, it is not rusty. I believe it > > is still used in many places because of its stability and performance. > > agreed. > > > Is it envisageable to extend the RELENG_4's and RELENG_4_11's EoL once > > more ? > > I second this. > > I know a half dozend installation, that must rum RELENG_4_11, > because FreeBSD 5.x and 6.x simply don't boot on that servers any more. > There is alot of hardware where an updated don't run on. > > kind regards Dirk > I don't want to bother somebody, but it would be realy cool if we can use RELENG_4 with security updates support for the next year. FreeBSD-4.11 is the best choice for old hardware like our PentiumII 400Mhz router. It's just works. Thats all. In any case thanks for all security officers for they work.